Lubricating-bearing.



No. 841,122. PATENTED JAN. 15, 1907.

N. A. GHRISTBNSEN. LUBRIGATING BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 19054 li; INH' /As 1N llllllflllllliIrllf:

UNiTnn sTnTns naTnnT ernten. l Niets A. cnarsrnnsnn or Minn/innen wisconsin l 4 y l LUEHECATSNGMBERENG. I

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 15, 1,907.

l Original application led Mayl, 1900, Serial No. 16,8781 Divided and thin application filed September 2B, 1905. Serial No. 280,135'.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, N Inns A. Cnnrs'rnnsnn, a subject of the King of Denmark, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State -ofyl/Visconsin, have 'invented certain v new and useful Improvements in Lubricating- Bearings, of nhich the following is a specification. y -N v My invention relates to that class of lubri eating-bearings in which a ring loosely suspenfled 'fromrthevjournal dips into a well or receptacle below it and .carries the lubricantbe thrown against the Wall of .the outer inclosing housing and find its Way through said housing to the outside thereof-tor instance, through the joint` between the two parts of the housing. This has been found tobe' a source of great trouble and annoyance', particnla'rlyin electrical machines, the insulation of Whichisdestroyed or seriously injured by oil. Bearings of this kind are' usually rovided with 'closed housings; but unless t ey are constructed with great care lthe oil which isy forcibly thrown by the lubricating. rings against their inner surfaces will escape through thel joints between the parts t.of the housings and bearings and cause serious trouble. s

Itis the purpose of my present invention to avoid this trouble by the peculiar construction of the bearingand the arrangement of the lubricating-ring with relation thereto, hereinafter particularly described, and pointed out the claims. i

For the purpose of illustration I have shown my invention as embodied in a bear'- ing designed particularly for the' armature-v shaft of an electric motor or dynamo; but I do not wish to be understood as limiting my-v self to this particular application of the invention, as it may be used with advantage for other urposes.

In t e accompanying vdrawings like letters designate the`same parts in the several fig-4 ures. l A

Figure 1 is a partial plan view and partial longitudinal section of a j ournal-box embodying my invention. Fig. v'2 is a vertical longitudinal section, on the line 2 2, Fig. 8, of the jours nal-box ineonnection with an inclosing housing, a journal, and a lubricating-ring, fgFig. 3 is a transverse vertical section on'the line 3 3, Fig. 2'. sectionthrough a modified iforni of journalF box, and Fig. 5 a transverse verticalnsection through the saine. i .A is a journal-box, which is generallyl of Fig. i is a vertical longitudinal cylindrical shape and is formed inside about midway between its lends with a transverse recess a, closed at the topand sides and open r at the bottoni. The closure over the upper part oi'lthis recess furnis a shieldfB, w `ch connects the otherwise severed parts of the box. l@ne part oi thevboxv is'also preferably formed on the under side with an internal longitudinal groove-e, which gradually increases" in depth Ifrom its end at or near the end of the 'box toward the middle of thebox,

where it opens into the transverse recesso.'

The other part of thebojris preferably formed inside at or near its outer end witha'l circumferential groove d and an intersecting o "en -y ing or passage e through the under si e of the box.

F is a recessed boxsupportfin which the 'i ends of the box A are fitted. it" formed nal H, iroin whidh it hangsinto the oilfwellfi When the n journal H revolves, the ring I turns vwith it andcarries 'aliinited supp'lyso'f .oil from thel well to the upper' partv of 'said journal, from'which it isidlstributedtothe bearing-faces of 'the box A, 'the 'surplus 'oil flowing toward vcne'endof"the boxlbein'g trapped in the groove c' and returned throu h the openingiu the bottom of the'vie'ces'si'a to,

the oil-well f and the surplus oil' toward the other end of the boxy being in the groove j' d and drained' iiack into" the wellf through the opening orpassage'i.'

oil which may escape from that' encll'dflthel box which' the groove 'c`lisfoi'ihed inter?,

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vdistributing rings I, one to'each recess. In

cepted ringer shoulder h on the armature-shaft and thrown by centrifugal force into a chamber g, which is formed in the housing, and from which it Hows through an openinU back into they well f.

y .lhe upper part of the ring I being covered and incl'osed 1n the recessa, by the shield B,

V any' oil thrown from said ring. by centrifugal into the oil-welA the housing. v

. ing the box A in place and: exc ndr-ng dus-t and force will be caught by said'shield and will run back through the opening in the bottom Thering is thus vprevented when -it is turned ra idly from throwing oil against the inner wal -s of the..housing and oi-l 1s thusfprevented from working out throughf thejoint between the body E and. cap GvY of Except tor' the urpose ofholddirt from the bearingthe cap G might be disl the lubricating-ring I. v

In .the modified i'orm of box shown in Figs.

that to be done the lshields B are ma e sepim roved bearpensed with since with my eilt rownofi by mg it is not needed to catch 4 and 5 I have illustrated the jpurnal-box A as formed with two transverse recesses a", one near each end, so as to. receive two oilthe iirstform the ring I is placed in position from the bottom of the journal-box, while in the second form the rings are placed in position from the top of the box land to ermit arate instead of integral with the walls of the grooves and are secured in place by screws a2 or. otherwise. In both forms, however, it will be observed that the vshield or shields extend f f. down both sides of the journal-box far enou h to revent the oil which is thrown centring'alIy from the distributing rin or rings in the rapid rotation of the shaft I from s triking'thve wall of the housing at or above the 1 joint therein, and if this were permitted it l. shown supported at both ends in the housing;

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would cause leakage or escape of oil at the joint, which 1t is the purpose of this invention to prevent.

InFig. 2 of the drawings, the journal-box is but this `1s not essential, as it may be` su ported centrally. under the form of box in icated in Fig. It, or centrally as well as at the ends, as will be apparent to the skilled in the art. other kinds of arfings the o1 -intercepting grooves. c and d may be differently arranged or altogether omitted but for armature-bearings the construction shown in the drawings 1s desirable.

The lubricating or oil-distributing ring or rings I may be com osed of sections linked together or of an endless chain or This application is filed as a'continuation of my en ing application, filed May 16, 1900, Serial o. 16,878. I

Having described my invention' and 'se't forth its merits, what I claim is- In a lying my im rovement to.

Pg) e tion of a housing Jformed inthe lower part with an oil-well and provided with a removable cap, a longitudinallyundivided onepart journal-box supported in said housing above said oil-well and formed with a transverse recess which is closed at the top and 1. In a lubricating-bearing the combinao5 sides and opens into the bore of the box` above the journal and downwardly at the ends into said wel-l, and a ring passing loosely through said recess over the iournal in said box and suspended therefrom in said well, substantiallyas described.

2..'In a lubricating-bearing the confina:

tion 'of a housing formed with an oilfell, a longitudinally-undivided one-part journal'- boxsupported at the ends above said oil-well and formed inside with a transverse recess which is vclosed at the top in said housing and' sides and opens below through the box f intoA Said well, and a ring passing loosely through said recess over the journal in said box and suspended therefrom 1n said oil-well,

otherwise 'transversely-severed partel of the` box, one part ofsaid box being formedin the under side with a longitudinal groove leading into said transverse recess, and a ring paesmg in said box and hanging therefrom' below the bottom ofthe box and into said'oil-well, substantially as and for the 'purposesset forth.

4. In` a `lubrica'ting-bearing the combina- IOO `loosely throughsaid recess over the Journal tion with a housing formedwith an oil-well and rovided with a removable cap, of a lon- Agitu many-undivided one-part journal-box removably supported in said housing above said oil-well and formed with a transverse" bore of the boxand recess opening into the at its ends into said oil-well, a shield44 closing the top, of said recess and terminating below the junction between the oil-well and its cap, the inner face of the bottom portion of said box being formed with alongitudinally-ex-- tending groove opening into the oil-well, and a ring passing loosely througdi said. recess over the journal in said box and suspendedtherefrorn in. said oil-well, substantially as described. I

5. In a lubricating-bearing the combination with a housing formed with an oil-well and rovided with a removable cap, of a longitu inally-undivided one-part journal-box izo y removably supported in said housing above f said oil-well and formed with a transverse l 'ecess opening imo the lool-e of the box and aty its mms into said oil-weil, e shield closing the top of said recess and aermnzztng below the junction betwgf r1 the oil-well e mi its G51-p, said box being formed with rcmnferontlal groove in its inner face 11C-zu one end and opening into theoil-welf, and a ring passing' loosely' through said recess over the journal in seid box and suspended therefrom in said oil-Well', substantially as described.

In tesumony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

NIELS A. CHRISTENSEN. Witnesses JNO. DADMUN, CHAS. L. Goss. 

